On this day: January 16

"Don Quixote" is first published, Prohibition is ratified and goes into effect, Hitler moves underground, and the space shuttle Columbia takes off for the last time, all on this day.

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1950: Actress, dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen, best known for playing dance teacher Lydia Grant on the 1980s TV show "Fame," is born in Houston, Texas.

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